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Blogger at: https://criticaltexts.com An academic blog by Dr. Gregory Paulson and Dr. Katie Leggett with reflections and resources on Greek New Testament manuscripts, textual criticism, and critical editions for scholars, students, and curious readers.

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 4w ago

Just as Kurt Aland’s career in Münster was taking shape, another future was opening across the Atlantic. The consequences for the history of the Greek New Testament could have been monumental. Read the full story here: criticaltexts.com/kurt-aland-a...

Kurt Aland and the American Road Not Taken

Kurt Aland is remembered today as a German scholar whose name is inseparable from Münster, the INTF, and the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece (NTG). That connection now seems so firm…

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · last mo.

The Nestle-Aland edition did not begin exactly the way many assume. This post explores the surprising and little know origins of this beloved edition of the Greek New Testament. criticaltexts.com/nestle-aland...

Nestle Aland: The Origin Story

Eberhard Nestle, born in Stuttgart in 1851, is renowned as the creator of the Novum Testamentum Graece (NTG), first published in 1898, and known today as the Nestle-Aland edition. Nestle’s aim was …

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · last mo.

Really excited to see this new project investigating Greek New Testament commentary manuscripts at the University of Birmingham and looking forward to seeing how its results shape our field. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/ma...

€2.5M project to investigate new evidence for New Testament - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham project will examine hundreds of manuscripts which have not previously been considered in establishing bible text.

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New post focusing on Greek New Testament palimpsests and the prospects of multispectral imaging (MSI) for recovering and analyzing these valuable, often understudied witnesses to the New Testament text. criticaltexts.com/recovering-h...

Recovering Hidden Witnesses in the Kurzgefasste Liste: The Possibilities of MSI

A sensational story recently made headlines: researchers at the University of Glasgow have recovered the text of 42 “lost” pages from one of the most important early Greek New Testament manuscripts…

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg preserves a fascinating collection of Greek New Testament manuscripts spanning 14 centuries. Most of these have now been digitized! Read more here: criticaltexts.com/digital-imag...

Digitized Greek New Testament Manuscripts in St. Petersburg

The Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg preserves a remarkable and comparatively under-studied collection of Greek New Testament manuscripts. Its earliest New Testament wit…

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For anyone who wants to understand the CBGM a bit better, here’s a post on what it is, what it isn’t, and why it matters for New Testament textual criticism and beyond. criticaltexts.com/the-one-with...

The One with the CBGM

A basic guide to what the CBGM is and why it matters for New Testament textual criticism—and beyond The Coherence-Based Genealogical Method, or CBGM, has become one of the most important and most f…

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Currently up for sale, an 11th century Greek New Testament lectionary, L 1996. inlibris.com/de/item/bn68... It can be viewed in person at the NY Antiquarian Book Fair until May 3rd.

Greek Gospel Lectionary with ekphonetic notation. - Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg.

A fine Byzantine lectionary preserving the Gospel pericopes in the liturgical sequence, with a fully developed system of ekphonetic notation for the chanting of Scripture. Provenance: Sothebys, 1870, ...

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Two Greek New Testament manuscript leaves, missing for over 60 years, have recently come to light again. Read more about these manuscripts and the rather unusual story behind their rediscovery. criticaltexts.com/two-greek-ne...

Two Greek New Testament Manuscript Leaves Sold for $20 — Rediscovered

Two Greek New Testament Manuscripts Sold for $20 — Rediscovered Last month, an unusual post appeared in the Facebook group Greek Palaeography. It would lead to the identification of two Greek …

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This new article highlights some of the many possibilities of the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room, offering a great snapshot of how the platform is shaping collaborative work in New Testament textual criticism. www.resilience-ri.eu/story/the-nt...

“The NTVMR is the Beating Heart of Our Work”

Anyone working with the Greek New Testament and its manuscript tradition will sooner or later encounter the Institute for New Testament Textual Research (INTF) in Münster. It is here that Gregory Paul...

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Critical Texts@criticaltexts.bsky.social · 4mo ago

criticaltexts.com/how-many-com... For decades, it's been widely claimed that there are about 60 complete Greek NT manuscripts. But what qualifies as “complete”? And are there really 60 manuscripts that meet that criterion? This post examines these questions in light of the manuscript evidence.

How many complete Greek New Testament manuscripts are there REALLY?

How many complete Greek New Testament manuscripts are there REALLY? By For decades, the standard answer to the question, “How many complete Greek New Testament manuscripts do we currently have?” ha…

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